Follow these steps to create a shutdown shortcut:
1. Right click on the desktop and select the
New > Shortcut option.
2. In the Create Shortcut window, enter "
shutdown /s /t 0" as the location (Last character is a zero) , do not type the quotes (" "). After entering the location click on
Next to go to the next step.
Figure 1 - Create Shortcut window
3. Now enter a name for the shortcut. In this example, "
Shutdown" was used. Click
Finish. A shortcut will appear on your Windows 8 desktop.
Figure 2 - enter a name for the shortcut
4.Right click on the new shutdown icon, select
Properties and a dialogue box will appear. This dialogue box will give you a notification that this shortcut doesn’t have an icon. Click
Change Icon, then click on
OK to add the Icon.
Figure 3 - Right click on the new shutdown icon
5. Now click on
Change Icon button and select the
Power Button icon. After selecting, click twice on
OK to save the change.
Figure 4 - Change Icon
6. A shutdown button shortcut will now appear on your desktop. Right click on it and choose
Pin to Start and/or
Pin to Taskbar to add to the task bar. You can also move the icon where you desire on the desktop.
Figure 5 - Pin to Start and/or Pin to Taskbar